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C Bellavia

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PubMed1989

[Subperiosteal implantology. Analysis of a complex case].

The absence of occlusal and functional trauma of prothesis upon the subperiosteal supports, gives the maximun state of quiet to the implants. The stability of implants prevents the pathology of outwards exposures of the sub-structure. In fact, a balance is created between the defensive barrier and the inflammatory charge of plaque. The absence of outwards exposures of the implants prevents their loss. Prothesis is therefore the key for the stability of the subperiosteal implants and for their duration in time.

Dental Implantation↗
PubMed1989

[An implant-prosthetic solution to a Class III case].

When the surgeon operates a patient, he must be in a state of absolute serenity with regard to law and his own conscience. This aim can be achieved only when the patient is completely conscious of the type of operation which will be performed, as well as of all possible consequences which may occur afterwards. The balanced occlusion, in restaurations by total subperiosteal technique of serious cases of edentulism of maxillae, seems to be the only possible solution for the duration in time of the two sub-structures.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

Clinical effectiveness of apheresis in the treatment of progressive systemic sclerosis.

Scleroderma is a chronic disease of unknown origin characterized by diffuse sclerosis of the connective tissue of the integument and other organs. As in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis and dermatomyositis, a variety of antibodies may be found in the serum, suggesting that immune mechanisms may be involved. In two uremic patients with scleroderma, the effects were studied of the removal, by pheresis, of antinuclear antibodies, immune complexes, and immunoglobulin factors perpetuating the inflammatory response. We used a membrane plasmapheresis with a hollow-fiber type plasmafilter (Plasmaflo, Asahi) connected online with a hemofilter for conventional dialysis. The aim of this preliminary study was to induce a remission of the edematous inflammatory phase. The correlation of a improvement in clinical response and a decrease in the levels of immune complexes or other factors of inflammation was observed. In our view membrane-plasmapheresis is a process safely carried out by the hemodialysis staff and it may be of clinical effectiveness, especially, in patients with life-threatening complications of progressive systemic sclerosis.

Adult↗